Tag: novel

Had some trouble getting out of my mind last week. Had a bad sinus infection and an accompanying sinus headache for the better part of the week so it was really hard to concentrate. BUT I made a lot of headway as far as the end game of the novel is concerned. Ironed out some… Continue reading On the Horizon→

Seven chapters down, who knows how many to go. Is it weird that I don't have a clue how many chapters there will be? If I had to spitball it, I'd say like eighteen. Just a guess. Anyway, it's a great feeling, to be working hard at something I care about. And a lot of… Continue reading Baby Steps→

"Thinking of you, wherever you are. We pray for our sorrows to end, and hope that our hearts will blend. Now I will step forward to realize this wish. And who knows: starting a new journey may not be so hard, or maybe it has already begun. There are many worlds, but they share the… Continue reading Dearly Beloved→

Another progress update, yay! The writing process is weird. For me, it's like take some notes, really try to visualize it (may take longer than a day), transfer it into prose, go to bed, wake up and read what I've just written, do some tweaking, repeat. Writing a novel is hard. I know what I… Continue reading What Truly Matters→

So, quick progress update: I haven't felt this motivated in a very long time. Finally, I'm back in the headspace of almost exclusively thinking about writing and it's fantastic. But I'd be lying if I said I got to this point alone. If it weren't for my friend being genuinely interested in the story and… Continue reading Strength to Protect What Matters→

I procrastinate a lot. I mean a lot. Of course, I'm referring to writing this novel. Admittedly, I can say I'm procrastinating a lot less than I have been lately but it's still like pulling teeth to an extent. It's like I always just say to myself "I'll do it tomorrow" but tomorrow never comes,… Continue reading Not too much longer→

So on Christmas (btw I hope you all had a great holiday), I came across a picture that made me feel way better about how this year has turned out as far as progress in my writing is concerned anyway. It was a tweet that simply said: And I can't really explain why, but it… Continue reading For Better or Worse→

Every day I wake up and say to myself, "Alright, it's time to get crackin' on chapter ___, you've been wasting a lot of time." And more often than not, I go to bed without having written a single word. Not because I don't know what to write, but because I become overcome with this… Continue reading Self-Doubt is a Bitch→

More often than not, I'll forfeit the ability to experience a story with my own imagination via books for watching TV or a movie. It's weird to admit as someone who's studied English for the better part of his life, but I really don't love reading. I honestly never really did. In fact, unless I've… Continue reading Balancing Feel and Story→

Ya know. Throughout my unemployment thus far, I wanted to try to use the time that I would've been at work toward writing instead. Obviously writing about the same things for eight straight hours sounds like a daunting task but I was determined to try my best. But it seems my best is three hours… Continue reading A Great Ally in Time→